Q: Is 421,401,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,401,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,401,405 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 421401405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 79 199 237 395 597 995 1,185 1,787 2,985 5,361 8,935 15,721 26,805 47,163 78,605 141,173 235,815 355,613 423,519 705,865 1,066,839 1,778,065 2,117,595 5,334,195 28,093,427 84,280,281 140,467,135 and 421,401,405, with no remainder.

Since 421,401,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,401,405, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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